Brisfit

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Brisfit is the popular nickname for the Bristol F.2 Fighter, a highly successful British two-seat biplane used during World War I.

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instanceOf fighter reconnaissance aircraft
military aircraft
nickname
two-seat biplane
aircraftType fighter reconnaissance
two-seat fighter
alsoKnownAs Biff
armament 1 or 2 × .303 in Lewis guns on Scarff ring for observer
1 × fixed forward-firing .303 in Vickers machine gun
bombLoad up to 240 lb of bombs
configuration biplane
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
crew 2
designer Frank Barnwell
engineType Rolls-Royce Falcon engine
surface form: Rolls-Royce Falcon V12 piston engine
era World War I aircraft
firstFlight 1916-09-09
firstOperationalUse 1917-04
introduced 1917
manufacturer Bristol Aeroplane Company
maximumSpeed about 198 km/h
notableFor highly successful performance as a two-seat fighter
numberOfEngines 1
powerplant Rolls-Royce Falcon I
Rolls-Royce Falcon II
Rolls-Royce Falcon II
surface form: Rolls-Royce Falcon III
primaryUser Peruvian Air Force
Royal Air Force
Royal Flying Corps
Royal New Zealand Air Force
refersTo Bristol F.2 Fighter
retired 1932
role fighter
light bomber
reconnaissance
serviceCeiling about 5950 m
status retired
usedBy Bolivia
New Zealand
Paraguay
Peru
Turkey
United Kingdom
usedInConflict Chaco War
Irish War of Independence
Third Anglo-Afghan War
Turkish War of Independence
World War I

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